Blake looked at the gorgeously dressed Jin people on the street and said in amazement: "Seris is worthy of being the country of silk, I really can't imagine that only the Roman royal family and nobles can afford to wear silk, can be seen everywhere in the Thistle City!" ”

"Not only silk, but also fine porcelain, glass, and so on, which were rare or even absent in Rome, were everywhere in Seris. No wonder the young governor dared to boast of cooperating with the Roman Empire. ”

The bustle of Thistle shocked the newcomers of the Romans, who had never seen a city in the West with such neat streets, such perfect facilities, and so many goods. Although the population of the Byzantine city is much larger than that of the city of Thistle, the prosperity and comfort level of the city are far less than that of the city of thistle.

"I really want to live here for the rest of my life!"

Blake muttered to himself, he was hooked as soon as he entered Thistle City. In Jicheng, you can not only buy all kinds of silk clothes, gold and silver jewelry, but also enjoy countless delicacies. What satisfies him the most is that in Jicheng, there are countless entertainment venues that make people linger

"Blake, don't forget to record everything you see?" Lawrence reminds him not to forget his job.

"Please rest assured, Master Centurion, every day before going to bed, I will record what I saw and heard along the way in the name of a logbook, so that I can refer to His Majesty the Emperor in the future."

"Well, that's the best! Tomorrow Governor Seris will invite members of the Mission to visit the army drills, and I will take you with me, so don't forget to record the performance of Seris's army. ”

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Early the next morning, Wei Shuo appeared in the Jicheng campus with Chen An, Zhang Biao and other guards, as well as some members of the Roman mission. At this time, about 15,000 government soldiers gathered in the entire school grounds.

This was the first time that the Romans had visualized the army of Seris, which was completely different from the sailors and marines they had encountered before, and the momentum displayed by the soldiers in front of them was not at all inferior to the elite of the Roman Praetorian Guard, and it was said that the army was not the most powerful army under the command of the young governor.

During the exercise, the Liaodong soldiers showed a variety of tactics in front of the Romans. One of the most shocking to Lawrence was a weapon that the Cyris called the crossbow, which had an effective range of more than 150 meters during the demonstration, far surpassing the power of the bow and arrow.

Those armed with crossbows obviously possessed a high level of tactical literacy, and under their skillful operation, the powerful crossbows seemed to have life. As the flag was waved, the crossbow array continued to change formation, dazzling the Romans.

In addition to crossbows, such as ring-headed knives, spears, fish scale armor, and paper armor, all impressed the Romans!

Well-armed, this is the deepest influence that the Liaodong Army left on the scene Lawrence, and it can be said that the Liaodong Army is a powerful army that is not inferior to the Roman army.

What shocked Lawrence even more was that the governor of the north of Seris had a perfect military service system, with 140,000 professional soldiers alone, and there were countless semi-professional government soldiers like the one in front of him.

He couldn't figure out why Liaodong, with a population of only a quarter of eastern Rome, could have more troops than the Eastern Emperor Licinius without affecting the local economy at all.

Unlike Rome, which had been completely divided into east and west after several years of civil strife, the people's livelihood in the country had long been in shambles, and the finances were on the verge of bankruptcy, otherwise Licinius would not have sent an embassy from the sea to find the legendary Seris.

After watching the infantry performance of the government army, Lawrence and the others saw the elite Liaodong cavalry again. This is a kind of light cavalry that is completely different from the Roman heavy cavalry, in the Roman military concept, light cavalry belongs to the non-traditional regular army, and few emperors and generals are willing to form a large light cavalry.

The reason for this phenomenon is not unrelated to the geographical conditions of the West, although there is no shortage of vast plains on the Western European continent, but most places are not conducive to the deployment of light cavalry, so the Roman army has always been dominated by a small number of heavy cavalry.

The power of the heavy cavalry is self-evident, and the Roman heavy cavalry is equipped with chain mail, tomahawk hammers, and two-handed heavy swords, and its frontal impact is very amazing.

Even after seeing the power of the elite Liaodong light cavalry, Lawrence was still confident that he could use the Roman heavy cavalry to defeat the Liaodong light cavalry, which was several times his number.

However, Lawrence, as a battle-experienced centurion in the Praetorian Guard, was not blindly optimistic, but well aware of the advantages of heavy cavalry. The strength of the heavy cavalry lies in the impact power, especially the heavy cavalry equipped with full steel armor, once it rushes up, any blocking is futile.

The Liaodong light cavalry displayed dazzling tactics such as detours, outflanking, sneak attacks, and intersperses in front of Lawrence, which made the Romans realize that the use of light cavalry by the Seris had reached a very high level.

Blake stood beside Lawrence and whispered, "Master Centurion, I didn't expect the light cavalry to play such a huge role in the hands of the Seris!" Do you think that if they meet on the battlefield in the future, the heavy cavalry of the Praetorian Guard will be able to defeat the huge number of Cyris's cavalry? ”

"It's hard to say, it depends on which kind of cavalry is more conducive to the terrain! In the vast plains, the mobility of the Iseris' light cavalry could completely drag down the Roman heavy cavalry, and then move forward to slaughter the heavy cavalry that had no resistance. ”

"Fortunately, Rome and Seris are far apart, separated from each other in the east and west of the world, otherwise a war for hegemony between the two sides would have broken out no less than the battle of Carthage."

Lawrence was also very glad and said: "Yes, Rome and Seris are the two most powerful countries in the world, and I really dare not show that once a war breaks out between the two countries, I don't know what kind of tragedy will happen." ”

"I've heard that the Seris sell all kinds of weapons to the outside world, and I wonder if they want to sell them to Rome! Now that Rome is divided into eastern and western parts, there have been several conflicts between the Eastern and Western Emperors. War will definitely break out in the future, and if we can reach an agreement with Governor Seris for the purchase of weapons, I think His Majesty the Eastern Emperor will be very happy. ”

After seeing the standard equipment of the Liaodong Army, Lawrence couldn't help but want to buy a batch back to Rome. In the Roman army, with the exception of the Praetorian Guard, which was directly under the emperor, most of the Roman army lacked uniform weaponry. It is not at all like the Seris army in front of him, all of them are wearing uniform paper armor and holding a unified ring-headed knife in their hands.

After watching the morning exercise of Seris's army, Lawrence changed his previous hesitation and immediately asked to see Wei Shuo, and promised to sign a trade cooperation agreement with Liaodong.

"Dear Governor, as long as you are willing to sell Liaodong's military equipment to Rome, I am willing to sign the trade agreement you wish with Liaodong on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor."

Wei Shuo looked at Lawrence, whose attitude had changed greatly, and was secretly proud in his heart. Fortunately, he knew that the Roman emperors were fighting for the control of the empire, and then he decided on this strategy to show off his armament to attract the Romans.

Sure enough, as soon as the drill ended, Lawrence took the initiative to come to the door and put forward an intention to cooperate.

"I could consider supplying Rome with weapons and equipment, because that would be part of the trade between the two sides. I would like to strengthen our exchanges by signing a wide-ranging trade agreement with your country. ”

"Thank you, dear Governor, for your generosity!"

Lawrence was overjoyed when he heard this, he didn't expect Wei Shuo to easily agree to provide weapons and equipment like Rome. In fact, he didn't know that the sale of weapons was already one of the most important commercial incomes in Liaodong, and countless ring-headed knives, longbows, and paper armor were sold to various places every year.

"I wonder if those crossbows are on the list for sale?" Once Lawrence had seen the crossbow, he had been obsessed with it.

"What? Lord Lawrence is also interested in crossbows? ”

"Yes, I don't think anyone can resist the temptation of a crossbow, not even a Roman soldier with a glorious tradition."

"Hehe, I appreciate Your Excellency's honesty, and here I can promise you that the crossbow will definitely be on the list of trades between the two sides!"

"Your Excellency, you are the wisest and most generous man you have ever met!"

Lawrence was so excited that he could only praise Wei Shuo constantly, as if it were not enough to express the joy in his heart. (To be continued.) )